- Sen Bolo
- Sep 1, 2024
- 3 min read
The rating scale:
YEAH! -- The good
Meh -- The just ok
NAH NAH -- The bad
Nathan Frazer & Axiom def. NXT Tag Team Champions Chase U
"The gold will make you do strange things Vic" - Booker T
As fun as Chase U are outside of the ring, Nathan Frazer & Axiom have them beat in the ring. These two are fantastic and I'm glad the gold is back on them. Here's to more Golden Ratios and Phoenix splashes.
Ridge Holland heel turn on the U, who would've guessed! Riley FLEW when Ridge tossed him into those stairs man, damn! Poor Thea Hail was horrified!
Verdict: YEAH!
Zachary Wentz def. Wes Lee
"Put hands on that boy, oh yes!" -Booker T
Zach Wentz can go man, what a fun match. We all know Wes is great in the ring too, this led to one hell of a match. Although at a couple points things seemed a little stilted early, this match ended up being absolutely fantastic. Wes Lee yeeting himself over the stairs was hilarious. That ending sequence was nuts, Canadian Destroyers look so nasty especially when sold as well as Wes did.
Verdict: YEAH!
NXT Women's North American Champion Kelani Jordan def. Wendy Choo
"Talking about the nightmares! I love it man!" -Booker T
There's nothing inherently bad about Kelani, in fact she's quite good in the ring, but she just doesn't have what the kids are calling aura. Other than the split-legged moonsault, she just kind of feels a little, blah.
The best part of this match was Tatum Paxley being a slithery weirdo and choking out Wendy after the bell rang.
Verdict: Meh
NXT North American Champion Oba Femi def. Tony D'Angelo
"No bread, no water, just MEEEEEEEEEEAT" -Booker T
Nobody has given Oba this much trouble. Tony is a real powerhouse and if anyone was going to beat Oba, I wouldn't have minded if it was Tony. However, Oba is a damn terminator level threat to the WWE universe. This man is the next big Lesnar-esque character. Yes, Bron Breakker is also a beast, but not quite like this. Oba is going to do big, BIG things.
Verdict: YEAH!
NXT Women's Champion Roxanne Perez def. Jaida Parker
"It's called bending the rules, not breaking them, Vic" -Booker T
Roxanne may be on the smaller side, but she is venomous out there. The boot to the back on the stairs spot was pretty gnarly. This one was a little on the long side, but still a good watch. Jaida Parker looks like she has what it takes to stick.
And would you look at that, the person who will be beating Roxanne has arrived. Giulia is here!
Verdict: YEAH!
Joe Hendry def. NXT Champion Ethan Page with Trick Williams as Special Guest Referee
"OH BABY! OH BABY!"-Booker T
I believe in Joe Hendry!
"All Ego" Ethan Page is a great heel and has been a pretty good addition to the top of the NXT card. Joe Hendry winning the NXT Championship was always improbable at best, but boy was he close. A great main event with a few great special guest referee shenanigans.
P.S. Pete Dunne sucks.
Verdict: YEAH!
Other than a just-okay NXT Women's North American Title match, this was yet another extremely strong NXT PLE. I don't know what it is, but NXT just hits again and again and again.
Overall rating: YEAH!
Side note: the new Bad Blood commercial with Cody holding Metro Boomin' hostage in that car since July shouldn't be as funny as it is.